"Born on April 29, 1931, sitarist Kalyani Roy is one of the few major women
instrumentalists in her genre, with a career spanning 50 years. Kalyani is a
disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan and has had training from other masters,
including percussion genius Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. Kalyani`s immediately
identifiable sitar tone is a unique variant of the Vilayatkhani sound, her style
mixes a vibrant rhythmic approach with Vilayat Khan`s lyricism.
She performs regularly on Radio, Television and was a regular participant
at music conferences both in India and abroad. She made a number of disc
records, both solo as well as duet with Radhika Mohan Maitra. In addition to
Ustad Vilayat Khan and Jitendra Mohan Sen Gupta, she studied also under Shauqat
Ali Khan and Karamatullah Khan for a brief period. She is also a teacher of
repute."
from: http://suman-bhattacharya.webs.com/gurus.htm
"Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan (21.03.1939 – 16.03.2016) was one of the veterans and maestros of the
shehnai - an instrument which is an integral part of Indian Classical musical
culture. Ustadji was influential in taking the instrument out of wedding
receptions and other social functions to the concert stage as well as to various
international destinations.
He applied his unique and innovative style and reinvented the form of the
shehnai by way of its application in gayaki, sur meend, pukaar, tantrakari, baat
ki taan, sapat ki taan, jod and jhala, taking it to a new level of
performance.
It was to Ustadji’s immense credit that he ventured to play on the shehnai
many ragas that were traditionally not played on this instrument."
from: http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/obituary/ali_ahmed_hussain_khan.html
A special feature of this LP is the tabla accompaniment by a very great, but less known master: Afak (Afaq) Hussain Khan. He is considered by connoisseurs to be one of the greatest tabla masters ever.
"Afaq Hussain Khan (1930–90); Lucknow tradition - Afaq Hussain Khan, the son of Wajid Hussain, was my teacher and – despite
my inherent bias – the greatest player I have ever heard play live. He was
widely acknowledged by musicians and connoisseurs as a true master:
exceptionally knowledgeable, technically supreme, and inherently musical – a
musician's musician! He played with clarity, sweetness, and a refined, balanced
sound. Some would say that his approach to sound production was a philosophy in
itself."
from: http://artoftabla.blogspot.de/p/tabla-maestros.html
